| Show WHAT TO DO WITH FRUIT the marketing of the immense and rapidly increasing fruit ault crops of call forcia Dia la is a matter of vital importance to the growers of that state the man ager of one of the largest fruit produce log ing of at lue liao pacific slope elope when asked about this subject by a new york tribune reporter the other days day sait salu Califor california nials la capable of supplying the markets of it the world with moat kinds of fruit her yield is ie simply imply enormous and to la increasing so fast that there la is considerable apprehension its as to how bow crops can be advantageously disposed of in the future the variety of california fruit Is in also aleo wonderfully great as it includes oranges demode pears peaches apricots and grapes in 1886 1885 the entire output of california fresh or green fruits was loss less than pounds the output this year will probably be about pounds iD besides the fresh fruit output there Is ie the dried and canned product which will not be less jess than and may reach oooo pounds it is commonly supposed that the canning and drying of fruits is the best way of disposing of the immense crops but while it to is an effective factor it is not everything california canned fruits are delicious out but the mass of the people cannot afford to consume them extensively As we the product increases increases however the cost may be reduced so as to bring the articles artices within the reach of most consumers california fruits fruite are distributed throughout this country lia la refrigerator carp each of which carries irom to pounds the fruits that come jonew to new york are usually about too ten days on the road when the season to is at its hight bight the weekly receipts in this city amount to from 90 to carloads special trains are sometimes run to carry fruit designed for export these trains are so timed that they will arrive here just before the sailing of trans atlantic atlan lic steamships the american Amer loan and white star steamship lines have incurred great expense in providing refrigerating compartments for the transportation of tall california fornia fruits but up to the present time the business has been unprofitable to the shippers determined ter tor mined men with practically unlimited capital are behind the export business busi neBB however and they appear to feel confident that ultimately it will be made profitable despite the prolific transatlantic truit fruit crops with which they have to compete there are from to acres of land under fruit cultivation in ID california about two thirds of the trees are in bearing other trees are constantly being planted and of 01 course the number of bearing trees is steadily increasing the product to is increasing faster than dian the population of the country but the consumption of fruit is in becoming more general anu when it in cheap and times limes are good the demand will probably more closely approximate the supply the growers must rely upon a 8 wider distribution of their crops in ilk home markets in order to make mak such distribution single carloads of fruit must be sent bent to small cities and large towns where the use uee of fruit from elsewhere has been limited in this way consumption can be greatly greally stimulated |
